RT Journal Article
T1 Emotional Distress Caused by the Measures Taken in Assisted Reproductive Treatments during the COVID-19 Confinement in Spain
A1 Correa Rancel, Marta
A1 Sosa Comino, Elena
A1 León Larios, Fátima
A1 Suárez Hernández, Yaiza
A1 Carballo Lorenzo, Janet
A1 Gómez Baya, Diego
A1 Baez Quintana, Delia
AB During the pandemic, assisted reproductive treatments suffered from major disruptionsin their terms due to the restrictions imposed. The objective of this study is to evaluate the levelof anxiety of women whose treatments were either suspended or delayed. Methods: Descriptivecross-sectional study conducted between April and May 2020. The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory wasapplied by telephone in a Spanish adapted version. The research also included social, personal, andwork aspects which may be involved in the challenging situation. Results: A total of 115 patientsparticipated in the study (73.7%). Women showed a mean in trait anxiety of 17.79 (SD = 8.80) and amean in state anxiety of 19.95 (SD = 9.08). Neither the type of treatment nor the time of infertilitywere predictors of trait anxiety or state anxiety. Greater age pressure and more worry were associatedto greater trait and state anxiety (p < 0.001). The most common emotional reactions to discontinuationof fertility treatments were sadness and anxiety. Conclusions: Discontinuation of fertility treatmentsdue to confinement restrictions had a negative impact on the mental health of women who werefollowing a process of assisted reproduction treatment, increasing their levels of emotional distressand anxiety.
PB MDPI
SN 2077-0383 (electrónico)
YR 2023
FD 2023-11-13
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10272/23255
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10272/23255
LA eng
NO Correa Rancel, M., Sosa Comino, E., León-Larios, F., Suárez Hernández, Y., Carballo Lorenzo, J., Gómez-Baya, D., & Baez Quintana, D. (2023). Emotional Distress Caused by the Measures Taken in Assisted Reproductive Treatments during the COVID-19 Confinement in Spain. In Journal of Clinical Medicine (Vol. 12, Issue 22, p. 7069). MDPI AG. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12227069
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 14 jul 2026